ABSTRACT
Objective:
To understand strategies used by women involved with alcohol and/or other drugs to cope with domestic violence.
Methods:
A qualitative study using the theoretical framework of coping strategies proposed by Folkman and Lazarus. 19 women with reports of domestic violence and involvement with alcohol and/or other drugs attended to at Family Health Units in a city of Bahia, Brazil. The data were systematized based on Discourse of the Collective Subject.
Results:
Given the context of domestic violence and drug use, women confront their partners; they try to have a conversation; they seek family and institutional support and take responsibility and blame for the aggression suffered.
Conclusions and implications for practice:
The strategies listed may support actions to prevent and cope with the phenomenon, especially from the intersectoral articulation.
Keywords:
Gender-Based Violence; Violence Against Women; Intimate Partner Violence; Drug Users; Nursing